Battle for the Land of Oz: 'Dorothy of Oz' vs. 'Oz the Great and Powerful' (video, poll): Movie trailer

View full sizeSummertime Entertainment"Glee" star Lea Michele sings as the title character in the upcoming animated film "Dorothy of Oz."

Next year is looking like a busy one in the merry old Land of Oz. In addition to Sam Raimi's live-action "Oz the Great and Powerful," which arrives in theaters in early March, we'll also see the animated "Dorothy of Oz." The family film features the voices of Lea Michele as Dorothy, along with Patrick Stewart, Dan Aykroyd, James Belushi, Martin Short, Kelsey Grammar, Oliver Platt, and Broadway stars Bernadette Peters and Megan Hilty.

In the new preview, we find Dorothy and her dog Toto back in Kansas, where things are a mess thanks to the tornado that first took her to Oz. But then she's transported back over the rainbow by an evil court jester (voiced by Short), who is holding the witch Glinda and her pals Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion hostage. Unfortunately, the animation done by Prana Studios looks pretty low-grade -- they're mostly known for making low-budget direct-to-DVD Tinker Bell movies, as well as the 2005 stinker "Hoodwinked!"

Compare that to the great-looking preview for Disney's "Oz the Great and Powerful," which stars James Franco and Mila Kunis, and features some awesome-looking special effects.